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What might weather look like where you are at at this month and the summer months? USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey offers an outlook, including:   “We are watching the western and central U.S. for the possibility of drought expansion or intensification. We do exp...

Idaho potato growers are hopeful 2023 will be much improved over last year for a variety of reasons.  Jamey Higham, Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Commission said producers faced a number of difficult challenges last year.  One of the more interesting one occurred late in the year, when rumors started the Idaho potato growers ran out of spuds.  Higham said despi...

While we’ve seen some chilly overnight temperatures, the weather to start April has been productive across the Inland Northwest.  However that’s going to change as we approach the weekend.  Dennis Hull with the National Weather Service said we’re going to see systems rolling in bringing not only mild daytime highs, but also cloud cover.   “But that southwes...

The Inland Northwest has enjoyed very warm weather to wrap up September.  But, as we transition in to October, clouds are expected to roll in bringing cooler temperatures.   “We were about 10-15 degrees above normal through this week, and we’re going to say goodbye to that.  The High Pressure R...

The second week in August has been a cool one across much of the inland northwest, with temperatures well below average for this time of year.  But according to National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Hull that cool weather comes to an end this weekend.  ...

The USDA is hosting a delegation of agricultural and weather experts, the ninth largest nation in the world, and agriculture powerhouse particularly in wheat.   USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey said they have been sharing information in the hopes of improving climate data impacting agriculture.  ...